Bryan, TX — A woman was injured over the weekend in Bryan after an 18-wheeler truck tried to make a U-turn in front of her car, causing an accident. This happened at the intersection of Boonville Road(FM 158) and University Drive.
As of Monday, the woman who was injured hadn’t been identified yet. Police said that an 18-wheeler tanker truck hauling a big yellow tank was headed north on Boonville Road this past Sunday (October 26, 2014).
As the big tanker truck reached the light at University Drive, the trucker tried to make a U-turn and crashed into the woman’s SUV.
The SUV sustained major damage and emergency workers had to work to free her from the vehicle. She was taken to a hospital and was last said to be in satisfactory condition.
The truck driver, however, was cited by police for the wreck.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
I’m glad that nobody was seriously hurt here, because this could have been a lot worse than a simple wreck. I don’t know if you guys have seen that particular intersection, but it’s only two lanes in each direction! In a Toyota Camry, a U-turn would be a tight squeeze, so I’m not sure what this trucker was thinking when he tried to make that U-turn in his giant rig.
Perhaps he thought he had enough room and didn’t see the SUV, the news reports aren’t really clear. Like I said, I’m glad this accident wasn’t more serious because the injuries here could have been catastrophic. If I were the trucking company that owned this truck (and employed this driver) I would be falling all over myself to make things right with the victim. Since the damages here weren’t that extensive, perhaps they will.
It’s been my experience, though, that trucking companies are usually prone to protecting themselves from losses – and that means paying out insurance money when their drivers get into accidents. Mark my words, if there’s a way this trucking company can claim the SUV’s driver is at fault in any way for this accident, they will. On the other hand, since the damages are so minimal, perhaps they’ll do the right thing. It’s not that all trucking companies are evil – don’t get me wrong, we need trucks to keep America moving! – but they tend to put their profits above doing the right thing. Usually, it’s the victim who pays the price for that.
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